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Reventón del Rio Mundo

One of the waterfalls of Spain.

When to go

Reventón del Rio Mundo seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

In numbers.

Mar–Apr
Nov–Dec

Best months

1,224m

Elevation

The water at Reventón del Rio Mundo, month by month

It roars from March to April and from November to December.

The fullest months: from March to April and from November to December. The thinnest: from July to September.

  1. 59%Jan
  2. 56%Feb
  3. 96%Mar
  4. 100%Apr
  5. 66%May
  6. 30%Jun
  7. 9%Jul
  8. 4%Aug
  9. 25%Sep
  10. 56%Oct
  11. 83%Nov
  12. 76%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to April and from November to December.

Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.

Reventón del Rio Mundo is a waterfall in Spain.

Read more on Wikipedia

Getting there.

  • Rióparnearest town · 5.6 km in a straight line
  • Parking 580 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 135 km in a straight lineCar hire at RMU airport (Corvera)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From March to April and from November to Decemberbest months to go (estimate)

Plan your visit

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

Reventón del Rio Mundo seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Río Mundo through the falls
1,000 m1,200 mReventón del Rio Mundo0+0.5 km+1 km+1.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 352 m in 1.9 km. Here the river runs about 103 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • 5viewpointsMirador de "Las Calderetas", Mirador de Los Chorros, Segundo Mirador and 2 more
  • 8waymarked walking routesCalar del Río Mundo, Puerto del Arenal-Balcón de Pilatos, Puerto del Arenal-Cerro Vivorero and 5 more
  • 2car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • 1picnic sites
  • 1toilets
  • 3information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • —other named waterfalls within 4 km
  • 5caves
  • 2campsitesCampamento Juvenil San Juan, Riópar
  • 29hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHotel de Montaña "Cueva Ahumada", Cabañas Rurales "Rincón del Pernales", El Lagunazo and 26 more
  • —restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Towns nearby

  • Riópar5.6 km in a straight line
  • Cotillas6.4 km in a straight line
  • Villaverde de Guadalimar7.1 km in a straight line
  • Yeste14 km in a straight line
  • Bienservida17 km in a straight line
  • Molinicos17 km in a straight line
  • Paterna del Madera18 km in a straight line
  • Salobre19 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C891317222833312519129
Night °C-2-21371216151171-2
Rain & snow (mm)28264542312051231404032
Wet days666873125777
Sun h/day5.46.27.28.39.912.012.911.48.87.25.65.4
Snow on the ground (cm)442100000012

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,224 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Recent years

Wet years and dry years

Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020178%5%214%109%128%23%—107%51%61%141%61%
2021236%60%56%139%98%195%—251%102%106%87%44%
202219%21%192%149%58%20%—133%146%41%50%234%
202318%25%9%6%263%135%—0%185%69%11%32%
2024109%119%155%16%22%282%—36%176%164%35%8%
2025220%36%312%79%116%38%—87%39%88%82%169%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Reventón del Rio Mundo

Spain

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Mar–Apr, Nov–DecBest months

La Cimbarra

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.27 m³/sAverage flow
  • Mar–Apr, Nov–DecBest months

See the guide

Salto del Usero

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.10 m³/sAverage flow
  • Mar–Apr, Nov–DecBest months

See the guide

Baños de Popea, Córdoba

Spain

  • —Height
  • 3.2 m³/sAverage flow
  • Mar, Nov–JanBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q7317956) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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